GLIBNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GLIBNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLIBNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLIBNESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLIBNESS
No single letter turns GLIBNESS into another word.
How GLIBNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLIBNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLIBNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLIBNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A smooth, fluent way of talking that seems slightly insincere or shallow.
Glibness makes a speaker sound confident without actually saying much, and listeners often grow wary of it. Salespeople and politicians are the usual targets of the charge.
How GLIBNESS is used
Glibness is normally used as a mild criticism of someone's speech.
- His glibness made the apology sound hollow.
- She distrusted the glibness of the salesman.
- The glibness of the answer irritated the judge.
- Behind all that glibness lay very little knowledge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLIBNESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLIBNESS
The 8 tiles of GLIBNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GLIBNESS
1 longer words begin with GLIBNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GLIBNESS
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Common questions about GLIBNESS
- Is GLIBNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLIBNESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLIBNESS worth?
- GLIBNESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLIBNESS mean?
- A smooth, fluent way of talking that seems slightly insincere or shallow.
- What letters can be added to GLIBNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GLIBNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLIBNESS:
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